Love basil and I agree I can never have enough. I also am growing thyme, chives, parsley and rosemary. When I have my raised beds I also grow dill, oregano and cilantro. Mint I grow in a separate container, because it is so invasive.

I have lots of different herbs growing in my herb garden. It would be a toss up between mint and parsley as my most frequently used herb. I also grow basil, thyme, oregano, chives and sage . Rosemary hangs over the wall beside the driveway and we probably use less than 1 % of it ( you only need a little ) Most herbs survive the Winter here except mint which needs a good hair cut to get rid of any rust. Its all right outside the kitchen window so not far to go for them all either.

Your basil is beautiful. I just noticed our basil in the garden today. It is starting to grow, but has a ways to go before it can be plucked. I do believe we have lemon verbena, sage, oregano, chives, and parsley. Maybe a couple other things, but not sure. The "live-in gardener" recently redid the herb garden, so not sure what is there. It certainly looks better though.

None on my window sill right now, as I am going to Yorkshire at the end of this week and nobody would water it while I'm away. But I already know that I'll get some basil on my salad for lunch at my Mum's today, freshly picked from the big terra cotta pot on her sunny balcony.Yours looks great, I can almost smell it!

I have two pots of basil growing right now and have been snipping it a lot lately, mostly for salads. I just made a big bowl of pasta veggie salad yesterday and a few days ago, it was a quinoa veggie salad. Last week I made a caprese salad and ended up eating the whole thing in 2 days, lol! I have yet to make pesto this summer, but eventually I will. I also have dill, parsley, lemon balm, sage, rosemary, oregano and thyme growing.

I love growing basil, and did have some in a pot in Tucson. But now I have a couple of plants in the ground. It's such a wonderful, fresh herb. I also have a rosemary...always have rosemary! And I have some lovely thyme, which is my favorite. Plan to get some lavender, as well. Have a lovely week!

Your basil pots look so pretty. I grow a lot of it, too, and put it among the tomatoes as they seem to enjoy each other's company. Oregano, sage, thyme, summer savory, chives, rosemary, and parsley are also in the garden. Most of them are perennial, so I just clip and they keep growing. Basil, tomatoes and mozzarella are a winning taste combination in my book.

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